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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, The Widow's Mite, Chapters 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the poor black family down the road do for Rick's family?
(a) They brought them bread to eat.
(b) They brought them corn to eat.
(c) They invited them over for dinner.
(d) They invited them to their church.

2. What did Rick's grandmother die from?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Kidney failure.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Heart failure.

3. How would Bobby Bragg fix his hip when it went out on him?
(a) He would go to the doctor.
(b) He would drink a lot of whiskey.
(c) His wife would pull his leg until it popped back in.
(d) He would have his sons pull his leg.

4. What was the house like that Rick's father brought them to when Rick was six years old?
(a) Big but decrepit.
(b) Just big enough for all of them.
(c) Small, but in good shape.
(d) A mansion.

5. What city's bombing did Rick mention that he writes about?
(a) Hiroshima.
(b) Pearl Harbor.
(c) Oklahoma City.
(d) Port au Prince.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Rick finally write the book?

2. What war was Rick's father in?

3. What famous singer did grandma tell Rick that she met before he died?

4. Why was Rick rushed to the hospital as a young boy?

5. What does Rick say about the book being called a memoir?

(see the answer key)

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